The Art of The Fellowship of The Ring

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THE ART OF Renee En ey With complete and unrestricted access to artwork created over a five-year period, this authoritative and insightful book illustrates the creative development of The Fellowship of the Ring. This official publication con- tains 500 exclusive images, from the earliest pencil sketches and conceptual drawings to magnificent full-color paintings that shaped the look of the film. All the principal loca- tions, costumes, armor and creatures are covered in stunning detail, including con- cepts, storyboards and images that did not make it into the final film. As well as a wealth of sketches, paintings and digital images, The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring contains photographs showing how the creative process was realized and a number of stills from the film. Contributors include Alan Lee and John Howe, the two artists who inspired Peter Jackson’s vision of Middle-earth and who worked with him to bring his trilogy to the big screen. They and a dozen other designers who created all of these diverse elements explain how they contributed ‘to Witmer delete mee Mra Chote nating insight into how Middle-earth was brought to life. With text compiled from exclusive inter- views with director Peter Jackson, special effects supervisor Richard Taylor, designers Grant Major, Ngila Dickson, Paul Lasaine and others, this unique book celebrates the pivotal contribution made by a handful of eyes detCoe slit ema a Comore Rol mc) m the Rings movie into an award-winning global success. C7 NO aa COR 13) OM CMR Lore coe aCe a in media, as a magazine editor, novelist, columnist and audio drama producer. A relative latecomer to the Lord of the Rings phenomenon; his previous non- fiction publications include books on Frasier, The Simpsons and Doctor Who. Cover images © 2001 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. NEW LINE CINEMA WWW.LORDOFTHERINGS.NET (C) 2001 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TM THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY D/B/A TOLKIEN ENTERPRISES HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY Pye eS a BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 WWW.HOUGHTONMIFFLINBOOKS.COM Scanned by Bvana THE OF THE RINGS THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING IRD THE RINGS. The Art of THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Contents Foreword om Introduction e Locations ° Costume ° Armory Creatures Introduction EDEODESEEE ie Ts Tee | A ao Le Wb het NO Nas a3 Pees o Costume Anca e Armory Tees oO Fg Frey 8 @ © ELVEN INSIGNIA | aes eo6 2 L, wy ; . hp | r , | re Saye ayer eaT | I | | = | i 1 | MALLYA TLL NI MIHOLWAA HL, F Denes e Credits JORD RINGS THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING ew Fhe Avo THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING To be continued in... The Art of To, TOWER ER ‘Scanned by Bvana THE OFFICIAL AND DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE AWARD-WINNING DESIGN OF THE FIRST MOVIE IN NEW LINE CINEMA’S EPIC ADVENTURE TRILOGY The Fellowship of the Ring was one of the most eagerly anticipated films of all time. ae eR es ee CY Pee eee eee ROR CeCe Pose Re ee Ree Reece innovative and exciting as it does, in the words of the very people who created that vision, CONTAINS 500 EXCLUSIVE PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE SPECTACULAR FILM SUS

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